Geneology at the GROS
The GROS, the General Registers of Scotland, has been responsible for recording
births, deaths and marriages since 1855. Apart from some years from 1855-1859,
in the GROS registers are-
Birth: forenames & surname, sex, date
& time of birth, place of birth, mother's forenames & surname, mother's
maiden surname, mother's occupation, mother's usual residence, father's
forenames & surname, father's occupation, date & place of parents'
marriage, signature of informant, date of registration, signature of registrar
Death: forenames & surname, sex, occupation, marital status, date
of birth, age, time, date & place of death, cause of death, usual residence,
forenames, surname & occupation of spouses, forenames, surname &
occupation of father, forenames, surname & maiden surname of mother,
surname & occupation of mother, signature of informant, date of registration,
signature of registrar
Marriage: forenames & surname, sex, occupation,
marital status, date of birth,place of birth, usual residence, forenames,
surname & occupation of father, forenames, surname & maiden surname
of mother, occupation of mother, (above details for each of the two parties
to the marriage), name of person solemnising the marriage, name & address
of each of two witnesses, date of registration, signature of registrar
Normally
once a register entry has been entered it will not change. However
the Registrar General maintains a register of corrections etc in which amendments
to the other registers can be entered. Some changes are possible: an error
of fact in any register entry may be corrected a birth entry where the parents
subsequently marry may be cancelled and replaced a marriage entry may be
cancelled if a court declares the marriage was void. There are some cases
in which an entry is made in the register of corrections and a marginal
note beside the original entry gives a reference to this. These include
cases where: a court has made an order of parentage the subject of the entry
has changed his name. further information about a death has become available.
These entries normally appear in the margin of the register.
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